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Matthew Elijah Pennington 1906 – 1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1906

Birth Location: Paw Paw, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 9 Jan 1994

Death Location: Fullerton,Orange,California, USA

Father: J Pennington

Mother: Arizona Gage

Spouse(s): Maude Cowan

Children(s): Julia Pennington, Matthew Pennington

The story of Matthew Elijah Pennington began in 1906 in Paw Paw, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA. Matthew Elijah Pennington married Maude Marie Cowan, and had children including Julia Eileen Pennington, Matthew Pennington. Matthew Elijah Pennington passed away in 1994 in Fullerton,Orange,California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Matthew Elijah Pennington began in 1906 in Paw Paw, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Matthew Elijah Pennington married Maude Marie Cowan, and had children including Julia Eileen Pennington, Matthew Pennington.
  • Matthew Elijah Pennington passed away in 1994 in Fullerton,Orange,California, USA.

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Matthew Pennington's Ancestors

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Matthew Pennington
1906 – 1994
Birth Place: Paw Paw, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
J Smith Pennington
1872 – 1958
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Arizona (Eller) Gage
1875 – 1961
Drakes Creek, Madison, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
William (A) Gage
1837 – 1908
Madison, Arkansas, USA
Isabelle (Angelina) Johnson
1838 – 1912
Madison, Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Gage
1810 – 1861
Ellen Johnson
1812 – 1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gage
1782 – 1860
Rhoda Boydston
1786 – 1860
William Johnson
1766 – 1842
Sarah Forbish
1769 – 1845

Matthew Pennington's Descendants

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Matthew (Elijah) Pennington (23 Mar 1906 – 9 Jan 1994) m. Maude (Marie) Cowan (3 Sep 1907 – 2 Nov 1989)
  1. 1. Julia (Eileen) Pennington (23 Jan 1929 – )
  2. 2. Matthew Pennington (24 Jan 1936 – )

Matthew Pennington's Timeline

2 Records

1906
23 Mar 1906
Birth of Matthew Elijah Pennington in Paw Paw, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA
Paw Paw, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA
1994
9 Jan 1994
Age 88
Death of Matthew Elijah Pennington in Fullerton,Orange,California, USA
Fullerton,Orange,California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1906
    Event Place: Paw Paw, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1994
    Event Place: Fullerton,Orange,California, USA

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